Haven't been to a Scotland Loves Animation for several years now but kept an eye out for Weathering with You this year since the disc release is probably still a long way off. It was pretty much a given since the event screened Your Name the last time before disc release. I dropp...
Makoto Shinkai's next movie will be "Tenki no Ko [Weather Child]" due to première in July 19th. Subtitled as "Weathering with You", the story tells of a young man named Hotaka (played by Kotarou Daigo) who decided to run away to Tokyo from his home on an isolated island during su...
Inspired by Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimetres per Second, Shanghai animation studio Haoliners has been working in collaboration with Comix Wave to create "Shikioriori [Unfolding of The Seasons]" (AKA 肆式青春, Sishi Qingchun "Flavours of Youth" in China). Just like 5cm, the movie is comprised of three short stories featuring the...
As mentioned before, the convenience store (AKA "conbini" in Japanese) is the same one featured in 5cm Cosmonaut, captured on the island of Tanegashima. Marteusz Urbanowicz (Artist) was happy he could render it again being a big fan of the movie. As mentioned before, a...
It's been 15 years since Makoto Shinkai made his debut in the Anime industry and it seems Japan Post will be releasing a 15th anniversary limited edition stamp set later this month for 4900 Yen (£34). Will only be available between August 14th - November 23rd 2017. The set will consist of 10 sticker type 62 Yen stamps, each featuring a...
Spoilers so don't read on if you haven't watched the movie or TokiKake: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time yet! Shinta: "That shop we went to the other way was awesome!" Mitsuha: "Yeah, the dresses were so pretty!" Guys: "Dresses...?" Mitsuha: "Accessories?" Mitsuha: "Manga...
17.9.2017 - Zavvi AllTheAnime Deluxe Edition Info Added 30.7.2017 - Collectors Edition Review Posted
You can read my review of the CE and the movie here. 25.7.2017 - Bonus Good Photos Added photos (via Twitter) of some of the bonus items. 2.6.2017 - Toho B5 Canvas Art and Ringbin...
P6 - 23, Your Name P24 - 77, Filmography P78, Shorts P80 - 81, Yasuhiko Yoshikazu Talks Makoto Shinkai P82 - 93, Ryunosuke Kamiki Travels Through the World of Makoto Shinkai Kimi no Na wa (Your Name) 5 Centimetres per Second P94 - 110, Beyond the Tower P111 - 161, Background Art...
28th April 2021 Update:
Official English translation is available via Yen Press. 20th June 2013 Update:
The site has now been taken down but you may still read the translations and the rest of the site content in PDF here....
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